Speeding Ticket Inequality

Received from friend:This is an experience that happened to my wife today. April 1, 2007, inDenver County Traffic Court, Denver, Colorado. She had to appear intraffic court as a result of a speeding ticket. She was speeding andknew she would have a fine to pay. We have no problem with that.

The rest of the court experience, however, is something we should allstand up and take exception to and ask what is happening to the UnitedStates?

She was asked to be in court by 4:30PM today, with which shecomplied. However, when she got there, it was announced that allnon-English speaking persons with traffic violations would be taken careof first. The reasoning being that the interpreter leaves every day at thesame time and does not stay late. So a reward for not speaking Englishis one gets to go the front of the line.

Next, the non-English speaking individuals do not have driver'slicenses or insurance. Never was it asked why they did not have licenses,what they were doing to get licenses or insurance. What they were givenfor driving without a license was a $35 fine. Since many of them did nothave $35 they were also given payment terms. So, they are grantedanother reward for not having the money to pay the fines.

My wife, who was born in Denver, Colorado, raised here, and livedhere all her life, was given a $249 fine for her speeding ticket, was notgiven payment terms, and had to wait until all the non-speaking, alienswere treated first.

If I understand this correctly:* Let's never require the non -English speaking individuals who livein this country to learn English.* Let's never require they become citizens of this United States ofAmerica.* Let's never require them to ever get driver's licenses and praythey never kill someone on the road with their driving.* Let's never require they get automobile insurance, so that all ofus who do will pay higher and higher premiums.* Let's make sure that those of us who do get injured by theseindividuals pay higher and higher health insurance premiums* Let's make sure those who can pay their fines, pay big ones tosubsidize all those $35 fines on payment plans.* Let's make sure we never inconvenience them and let's neverinconvenience the interpreters in this country who may have to work late.

Our Country is eroding every day right before our eyes.No country in the world has ever survived having 2 major languages.We are heading down that path. (I highlighted this because I believe itneeds to be acknowledged. Does it matter to you?)

"The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin."

I don't miss driving in the states one bit. Everywhere you go there are speedtraps, and the police seem to be everywhere.

Since I have arrived in Germany, I have been pulled over one time, on post by a US military police, as a random "check". Off post, on the autobahns -not one single polizei is around. No speedtraps. No speed limit, really. (There are recommended speed zones) In the cities, there are little cameras which takes a pic of your lic plate if you are speeding excessively. You get a nice little fine in the mail. Pay at any local bank, they forward the money for you at no cost. End of story. Of course, Germans have to pay an exhorbitant fee, something like 2,000 euro for a drivers test and license, and 100 euro additional each time they fail...I find that humorous. Anyway.

America is a police state. I love it, but holy COW, what a mess it has become.

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. "-- J. Krishnamurti“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” -- George Orwell